Taxation

Official: Distribution of supermarket single-use plastic bags down 97 per cent

Policy

Official: Distribution of supermarket single-use plastic bags down 97 per cent

Number of single-use plastic bags supplied by supermarkets has fallen 97 per cent since the 2015 introduction of the plastic bag charge tax

clock 01 August 2022 • 3 min read
Direct Air Capture start-up secures £3m funding boost

Investment

Direct Air Capture start-up secures £3m funding boost

Net Zero Technology Centre backs SMART-DAC technology from CO2CirculAir that is set to be trialled in Northern Ireland

clock 13 July 2022 • 3 min read
Energy Institute: Efficiency should be treated as 'national emergency'

Energy

Energy Institute: Efficiency should be treated as 'national emergency'

Latest annual Energy Barometer survey by Energy Institute ranks energy efficiency as priority response to energy crisis

clock 13 July 2022 • 3 min read
Reports: Government pauses plan for electricity generator windfall tax

Policy

Reports: Government pauses plan for electricity generator windfall tax

FT reports controversial proposals are now unlikely to proceed, as Tory leadership candidates tout tax-cutting plans

clock 12 July 2022 • 2 min read
How high gas prices could cut the cost of meeting net zero by a third

Taxation

How high gas prices could cut the cost of meeting net zero by a third

Office for Budget Responsibility estimates sustained high fossil fuel prices could make the comparative costs of net zero over a third cheaper

clock 08 July 2022 • 5 min read
Airlines targeting net zero continue to lobby against climate policy in Europe, study claims

Aviation

Airlines targeting net zero continue to lobby against climate policy in Europe, study claims

InfluenceMap research claims British Airways owner and Ryanair lobbied UK government against a frequent flyer levy

clock 08 July 2022 • 5 min read
We must double down on carbon pricing to keep net zero alive

Taxation

We must double down on carbon pricing to keep net zero alive

Higher carbon prices are good news for green investment as well as the climate, writes Climate Focus' Darragh Conway

clock 09 June 2022 • 4 min read
An energy windfall tax too far?

Energy

An energy windfall tax too far?

New paper from Energy UK warns extending windfall tax to cover power generators would seriously undermine net zero transition and push up energy bills in the long term

clock 08 June 2022 • 6 min read
Study: Billions of pounds 'lost' to oil and gas tax relief could have funded insulation in two million homes

Taxation

Study: Billions of pounds 'lost' to oil and gas tax relief could have funded insulation in two million homes

Chancellor's decision to incentivise domestic oil and gas extraction is 'opposite of what's needed if we want to end our reliance on expensive gas', E3G warns

clock 31 May 2022 • 3 min read
'A sticking plaster': The green economy reacts to Energy Profits Levy and household bills support

Taxation

'A sticking plaster': The green economy reacts to Energy Profits Levy and household bills support

Green business figures, campaigners, politicians, academics and energy experts give their verdict on the government's windfall tax U-turn

clock 26 May 2022 • 15 min read